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| edward oleschak |
PGA (Producers Guild of America)
Hollywood, CA, 90028
Calgary Los Angeles Vienna London
edward@oleschak.info
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Edward OLESCHAK
(Producer)
State of the art producer with solid knowledge of the entire process of movie production and postproduction extending into a profound insight of the development and distribution process.
Aside from formal education in Architecture and Visual Arts, Edward’s wide range of training and experience includes; over six years as on-staff producer in the Jonathan Krane Group practicing the new art and science of producing and distributing motion pictures, twenty years as a hands on independent film and media producer and head of his own production services and production company, WORLD ENTERTAINMENT. Since 2005 also heading the a post production boutique for independent film-makers taking filmmakers to major international film-festivals and a competitive marketplace.
He was accepted and has been an active member of the Producers Guild of America since 2002.
In his seventeen years of work in Hollywood, Edward had produced films and projects starring Rod Steiger, Joan Plowright, Forest Whitaker, Virginia Madson, Mini Driver, Timothy Dalton, Kelly Preston, Nastassia Kinsky, Cheraldine Chaplin, Diane Baker, Mimi Rodgers, Tom Arnold, Scott Baio, Maedchen Amick, Desiree Nosbusch, Dieter Meier, Coolio, Patrick Swayze, Radha Mitchell, Tyne Daly, Sally Kellerman, Julian McMahon, Josh Lucas, Angus MacFadyen, Rod Taylor, Dina Merrill, Peter Dinglage, Michael Panes, Ethan Suplee, Julie Bowen, Rebecca Broussard, Ed Begley Jr., Kelsey Oldershaw, Harrison Young, Marc Lawrence, Rance Howard etc. His award winning work contributed to get independent film projects to Sundance, Berlin, Worldfest Houston or Cannes Intl. Filmfestival.
Edward can proudly look back to over 25 years in the entertainment industry between Europe and United States as director, producer, editor, consultant and visionary.
www.imdb.com/name/nm0646297
www.oleschak.com
www.worldentertainment-la.com |
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Ripple Effect
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2007 |
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Post Producer, A film by Phillipe Galand starring Forest Whitaker, Phillipe Galand, Virginia MAdson,and Mini Driver, LA |
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Redland
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2008 |
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Post Producer, Period Picture directed by Asiel Norton and produced by Magdalena Zyzak. |
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PLEDGE THIS
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2006 |
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Post Producer: National Lampoon's Pledge This, Starring Paris Hilton |
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G.I. JESUS
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2006 |
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Co-Producer: A Film by Carl Colpaert, HiDef Feature, Winner Grand Price "CINE VEGAS 2006" |
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MRS PALFREY AT THE CLAREMONT
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2005 |
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Post Producer: A Film by Dan Ireland, Joan Plowright, Rupert Friend, High Definition Feature Film, Theatrical Released Dec 2005, Golden Satellite Winner 2006, Overseas Box Office Hit. |
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STEAL ME
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2005 |
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Post Producer: A Film by Melissa Painter, Sundance International Film Festival 2005, Theatrical Released 2005 |
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SURVIVING EDEN
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2005 |
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Post Production Producer: A Film by Greg Pritikin, Michael Panes, Cheri Oteri, Peter Dinklage, LA |
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THE AFFAIR
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2004 |
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Producer: A film by Carl Jan Colpaert, LA, completed
Winner of 4 Gold Remi Awards at the Houston International Filmfestival 2004 - including for Best Dramatic Theatrical Feature Film and Best New Technology - High Definition in a Feature Film |
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Dead End
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2002 |
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Post-Production Coordinator L.A.: A film by Jean-Baptiste Andrea & Fabrice Canepa, starring Ray Wise, Alexandra Holden, Lin Shaye, (2002)
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On The Roof
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2001-2002 |
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Line-Producer: A film by Sherwood Hu, Chris Tashima, Angus MacFadyen, Eliane Chappuis, (Los Angeles 2001) |
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Lightmaker
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1989-2006 |
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Producer, 2nd Unit Director: A film by Dieter Meier (YELLO), Rod Steiger, Sally Kellerman, Sbigniew Samachowski, (Warsaw, N.Y. 89, Zrh,91, London, L.A.92-01) selected into Berlin Filmfestival 2001 Berlinale, Panorama |
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Time Share
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1999-2000 |
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Associate Producer, Post Production Supervisor: Constantin/Fox Family Prod., Nastassia Kinski, Timothy Dalton, (Los Angeles, _99/_00), Released Fox Family Aug. 2000, Theatrical Rel November 2000 Germany |
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Bar Hopping
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1988-2000 |
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Line Producer, Post Production Supervisor: A Jonathan D. Krane Prod., Steve Cohen Film, Tom Arnold, Linda Favila, Kelly Preston, Anson Downes (Los Angeles, _98/_00) ShowTime Original |
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The Killing Club
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1997-2000 |
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Associate Producer: Automatic Media, An Antoni Stutz Film, Tracy Lords, Julian Bowen (Los Angeles, 97-99) |
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Bad Trip aka: Tyrone
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1998 |
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Line Producer: A Chris Palzis Film, Coolio, Kevin O'Conolly, Ethan Suplee (L.A., 98/99)
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The Lay Of The Land
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1996 |
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Line Producer & Exec. Producer: A Jonathan D. Krane Production (J.K.Group, L.A./Orlando 96) theatrical release 9/97, 20thCFox HE |
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Magenta
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1996 |
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Producer, Music Producer: A Film by Gregory Haynes, starring Julian MacMahon (CINEVILLE/Televille L.A.'96) dom.rel:1997 |
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French Exit
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1995 |
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Associate Producer, Visual Consultant, Director of Video-Inserts: A Cineville Production, A Film by Daphna Kastner, starring Madchen Amik, Jonathan Silverman (Cineville, L.A. 95) rel: Sony Pictures ?8 |
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The Point Of Betrayal
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1995 |
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Postproduction Supervisor: A Jonathan D. Krane Production , A Film by Richard Martini, starring Dina Merrill, Rod Taylor, Ann Cusack (Jonathan Krane Group, L.A. 95), rel: ?7 Paramount HE, E! |
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Producer / Director
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1979-present |
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Documentaries/Commercials/Music Videos/Image:(Anne Klein, Ariola, Austrian Broadcast, Austrian Government, Freixenet, GIG Records, Gulet Touristic Austria, Leo Bernett Frankfurt, Max Factor, MobilKom Austria, Phonogram Germany, Playboy Entertainment Group, Porsche Design Kineo Boats, Premiere TV, RCA, RTL, Saatchi&Saatchi Vienna, Touropa Austria, YELLO (including intl superhit and pop classic: 'Oh Yeah' - www.yello.com) and more) |
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education |
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Vienna Academy of Fine Arts |
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Visual Arts, Prof Peter Weibl |
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Technical Univerity Graz (TUG) |
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Architecture, Cand Arch. |
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Valencia Community College (VCC) Orlando |
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Film Program, Prof. Ralph Clemente Adjunct Professor |
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Studied Visual Arts and Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Film Directing seminar with Paul Grey (L.A.). Degree in Architecture from Technical University, Graz, Austria. Practical, creative, artistic education at all fields of intl. film/TV-production including PR (Publisher and Chief Editor of monthly Magazin T1), writing, directing, (creative) preproduction, development, working budgets, graphic design, production, CGI, postproduction, presentation, sales. Worked at the Joanneum Research Center at the Institute for Image Processing and Computer Graphics (NASA and ESA: Space Remote Sensing) and GRINTEC (Graphic Information Technology) in graphic software development, as Creative Director, as Art Director & Graphic Designer for public relations departments and as film & video director, producer, cameraman, video-editor, sounddesigner, manager of musical artist, musician.CEO of 'World Entertainment Inc.', Filmproduction and Artist Management, Vienna & Los Angeles & Calgary, as producer, director and agent. Lector at university about 'Film and Architecture', 'Sounddesign and Filmmusic', 'Independent Filmproduction in Hollywood'. 1995: In charge of production with TELEVILLE / CINEVILLE Studios Santa Monica, California. Journalist from Nov. 1993 to Aug. 1996 with a weekly special column about and around the Entertainment Industry as a member of the Motion Picture Association of American and Austrian Press Club and Foreign Press Correspondent, memeber of the IPA (International Press Academy, Beverly Hills, California) since1996. Official Representative for the international humanitarian Media Campaign by Dr.Thomas Druyen (Vice President Club of Budapest), Duesseldorf, 1996Adjunct professor at the Valencia Community College in Film Production Technology and holding class as guest teacher at UCLA in independent film production. 1996, organizing and holding the "Hollywood Semester" for the Valencia Community College for graduates of the Film Program by Ralph Clemente (1998/99). Independent production with the Jonathan Krane Group Inc. (Krane Classics) 1996-1999. Head of Production Yello Music And Motion Pictures & Soundproof, Inc. (2000). Winner of 'Best Dramatic Short' with the production of "Ice Cream Sundae" at the Fargo intl. Filmfestival 2003, WInner of 'Best Dramatic Theatrical Feature Film', 'Best New Media - High Definition - in a Feature Film', 'Best Editing Theatrical Feature Film' and 'Best Poster Art' for "The Affair" at The Worldfest Houston, International Film Festival 2004!
2007 joined with former studio head and legendary producer Daniel Melnick, finance wizard Allen Gelbard and writer/director Larry Arrick to create F3, a company to finance finishing of film-projects. |
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upon request: worldentertainment@mac.com |
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